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Assembly Bill A6906

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the director of the state office for the aging to implement private pay protocols

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2019-A6906 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §203, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11239

2019-A6906 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the director of the state office for the aging to implement private pay protocols for programs administered by the office.

2019-A6906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6906
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to  authorizing  private  pay
   protocols for programs administered by the office for the aging
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 203 of the elder law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12.  THE DIRECTOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO IMPLEMENT PRIVATE PAY PROTO-
 COLS FOR ALL PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE. SUCH PROTOCOLS MAY  BE
 IMPLEMENTED  BY AREA AGENCIES ON AGING AT SUCH AGENCIES' OPTION AND SUCH
 PROTOCOLS MAY NOT BE APPLIED TO CLIENTS WHOSE SERVICES ARE PAID FOR WITH
 FEDERAL FUNDS OR FUNDS DESIGNATED AS FEDERAL MATCH. ALL PRIVATE PAYMENTS
 RECEIVED DIRECTLY BY AN AREA AGENCY ON AGING, OR INDIRECTLY  BY  ONE  OF
 ITS  CONTRACTORS  SHALL  BE  USED  TO SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT, FUNDS BY
 STATE, FEDERAL, OR COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS. PRIVATE PAY PAYMENTS  RECEIVED
 UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE  USED BY THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING TO
 SUPPORT AND/OR ENHANCE SERVICES AND/OR PROGRAMS  PROVIDED  BY  THE  AREA
 AGENCY  ON  AGING. PARTICIPANT PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT
 BE REQUIRED OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOMES BELOW FOUR  HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF
 THE  FEDERAL  POVERTY LEVEL. NO PARTICIPANT, REGARDLESS OF INCOME, SHALL
 BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING AT  THE  TIME
 THESE PROTOCOLS ARE IMPLEMENTED BY THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING. THIS SUBDI-
 VISION  SHALL  NOT  PREVENT  COST  SHARING  FOR THE PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS TITLE  FOR  INDIVIDUALS
 BELOW FOUR HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10817-01-9

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